Apple Hospitality REIT

B.Riley Securities cut their rating on Ashford Hospitality Trust to $2.50 from $3. They maintained their Neutral rating. STR reported US lodging data for the week ended 11/18. US hotel RevPAR was up 6.3% for the week. Rates were up 7%, offsetting the -0.4% drop in occupancy. Group RevPAR was up 17.7% for the week. Innisfree Hotels has completed the […]

The DJIA rose 55 points but Nasdaq was down 30, the S&P 500 was down 4 points and the 10 year treasury yield barely budged again, at 4.63%. Lodging stocks were mixed. HLT traded up to another new high but PEB, SVC and BHR hit new lows with the latter down another -5%. SHCO and SOND both also traded down -5% on the […]

The DJIA was down 40 points but Nasdaq was up 11, the S&P 500 rose 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .05 to 4.52%. Lodging stocks were mixed. HLT traded up to a new high but VCSA’s earnings, despite beating and raising, failed to impress with the stock down -14%. SOND was down -11%, AHT was down -6% […]

The DJIA ended Friday down 287 points while the Nasdaq was down 202, the S&P 500 was down 54 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .06 to 4.92%. Lodging stocks were lower. SOHO and VCSA traded down to new lows, with VCSA down another -7%. SLNA fell -6%. IHG kicked off the hotel earnings season, and while the results were good, with […]

The DJIA fell 174 points while Nasdaq was down 85, the S&P 500 was down 27, and the 10-year treasury yield surged .12 to 4.71%. Lodging stocks were lower but the only real decliner of note was VCSA with an -8% decline. JP Morgan initiated coverage on Marriott Vacations Worldwide with a Neutral rating and […]

The DJIA fell 150 points Friday while Nasdaq was down 50, the S&P 500 fell 24 points while the 10-year treasury yield dropped notably, down .13 to 4.04%. The trading action is more in Treasuries than stocks these days. Lodging names were mixed; SLNA was the only mover of note, up 6% (although that is only a nickel). It was a mixed day […]

The DJIA ended the day up 86 points, a bit of a disappointment after this morning. Nasdaq was up 158, the S&P 500 rose 33 points and the 10-year treasury yield plunged -.12 to 3.86%. Lodging stocks for the most part were lower on the day. SOHO was the big mover, up 13% while MAR traded up to a new high before […]

The DJIA ended down 366 points while Nasdaq was down 113, the S&P 500 fell 35 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .10 to 4.04%. Was there anyone who really did not think the 10-year was going to avoid going over 4%? The good news in the markets is the DJIA was down over 500 points this morning and recovered somewhat. […]

The DJIA fell 0.37% on Friday while Nasdaq was down 0.18%, the S&P 500dropped 0.20%, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .07 to 3.93%. The Dow Jones U.S. Hotels Index was down 1.3% for the year but was still up 8.6% year-to-date.The Federal Reserve was split on whether the U.S. will avoid a recession this year, the WSJ said. Barclays said with headline […]

The DJIA fell 270 points while Nasdaq was down 55, the S&P 500 fell 29 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 3.40%. Things were going ok until the Fed Chief held his conference call after raising rates again. The same thing happened that has happened nearly every one of his conference calls the past year or so. AHT was […]

The DJIA ended Friday with a gain of 22 points while Nasdaq was up 13, the S&P 500 rose 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .03 to 3.57%. Lodging stocks were lower with AINC and VCSA both hitting new lows. SOND was the big percentage gainer, up 8% but that was not even a gain of $0.04 in share price. […]

The DJIA rose 98 points, Nasdaq was down 52, the S&P 500 was flat, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .06 to 3.43%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. SLNA was up 6%, but SOND traded down to yet another new all-time low. Craig-Hallum initiated coverage of LuxUrban Hotels with a Buy rating and a $10 price target. A New York hotel union reached a deal with hotel […]